This was due to a # 30m increase in
broadcast rights fees, a # 21m increase in commercial income (an impressive gain given the club didn't see income from its main sponsors increase between this and the previous financial year) and a # 11m increase in match - day revenue (due to the Main Stand expansion — another admirable gain given the club played seven fewer home games during 16/17 as compared with the season prior).
That live - watching has translated into big advertising sales for networks and huge
broadcasting rights fees for owners of NFL and NBA franchises and other professional sports teams.
Not exact matches
So is the time when
broadcast -
rights fees and sponsor revenues appeared to have no ceiling.
Chris@82: The salary - cap rules are completely self - serving for the top Premiership clubs in as much as they are intended as insurance against the clubs blowing their TV money on hugely increased contracts for players and then seeing those
broadcasting -
rights fees shrink in the next renewal cycle.